{"product_id":"9781350563469","title":"Engaged Spirituality Stories of Religious Resilience, Inspiration, and Pursuing the Common Good","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBloomsbury Studies in Religion and Civic Culture\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eEngaged Spirituality\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eStories of Religious Resilience, Inspiration, and Pursuing the Common Good\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eKen Chitwood | Richard Flory\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eReligion \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis open access book is a testimony to telling good \u003ci\u003ereligion\u003c\/i\u003e stories to advance vital conversations around some of the most critical issues of our time.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by reporters and researchers who worked for five years with the University of Southern California's Center for Religion and Civic Culture, this book focuses on some of the greatest challenges to the current human experience; from education, health care and socioeconomic development to environmental justice, gender and sexual equity, and interreligious dialogue. It draws on compelling profiles of spiritually engaged humanitarians motivated by religious values and spiritual practices to reimagine the ways we engage the tangible, troubling realities of contemporary life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginating from different traditions and diverse corners of the globe, the power and humanity of these portraits help dispel discouragement about the state of the world and instead inspire readers to take positive action to address shared global challenges.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by Center for Religion and Civic Culture at the University of Southern California.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eKen Chitwood \u003c\/b\u003eis a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department for the Study of Religion at Universität Bayreuth, Germany and an Affiliate Researcher with USC's Center for Religion and Civic Culture, USA.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e03 September 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350563469\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e280\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17.76\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51944584478860,"sku":"9781350563469","price":81.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_55c4b286-9305-4029-944d-6bf56b36181a.jpg?v=1786035268","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781350563469","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}